Planetary hours
in Gent.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 21:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:51
- 4☽︎ Moon09:51 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:51
- 7♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:10
- 8☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:30
- 9♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:10
- 11☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:29
- 2♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:10
- 3☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:50
- 4♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:11
- 6☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 21:49: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.